Journal profile

Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment

Publisher: Sage Publications
ISSN1079-0632 | 1573-286X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.99
Citation rate 2.05 129 total citations
h5-index 19 h5 depth signal
Cited share 77.3% 51 of 66
Total citations 129 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.05 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.2% 8 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 154
Canada 92
United Kingdom 51
Australia 28
Germany 25

Citing Fields of Research

Psychiatry & Psychology 356
Sociology 192
Law & Legal Studies 147
Psychiatry 75
Homelessness & Human Trafficking 31

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,488 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 66 51 cited publications
Last 12 months 30 2.7 publications/month
Open access share 76.7% 23 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 154 citing publications
Leading citing field Psychiatry & Psychology 356 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 10 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v11n1,Jan. 1999-
PubMed
v11n1,Jan. 1999-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Psychiatry & Psychology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers

Broad Categories

Psychiatry Psychiatry & Psychology Law & Legal Studies

MeSH Descriptors

Child Abuse, Sexual Sex Offenses

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

02
Alexandre Gauthier, Etienne Garant, Tamsin Higgs et al.
Over the past 40 years, several studies have explored the developmental pathways leading to sexual aggression. However, the variability of the factors of these pathways across studies have never been examined. Therefore, the aim of this ...
04
Tyson Whitten, Jesse Cale, Michael Salter et al.
The current study aimed to develop and validate a preliminary model for classifying self-reported TF-CSEA perpetration in general population samples. Data were based on census-weighted samples of adult men from Australia ( n = 1,939), th...
07
Bricklyn Priebe, Nadine McKillop, Susan Rayment-McHugh et al.
Gender-responsive programming has emerged as a pivotal force behind improved therapeutic outcomes for women in the criminal justice system. Enhancing relevance of treatment provided to women sentenced for child sexual abuse (CSA) is nece...
08
Robert J. B. Lehmann, Thomas Schäfer, Joscha Hausam
Interpretation of psychological assessments using actuarial risk tools varies according to risk level and communication format. However, previous research in this area has widely neglected the fact that decision makers’ probability judgm...
09
Benoit Leclerc, Richard Wortley, Danielle Reynald et al.
Using a sample of 145 men convicted for sexually assaulting a woman, we examined perceived risks and difficulties in the context of noncompleted and completed sexual offences against women to help further understand the decision-making p...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Imprint varies.

Also issued online.

Official journal of: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.